Chapter 205 Soul Fusion Treasure
Back at Feifeng Mountain, Wu Dongxiao's shoulders slumped involuntarily once again.
The terrifying debt he had just tried to ignore surged back into his mind and filled his thoughts because of the quiet surroundings, leaving him feeling utterly dejected.
Wu Dongxiao sat silently on the ground of the training ground, leaning on the black dragon halberd, his face pressed against the halberd, feeling intense difficulty breathing.
It really feels like it stretches as far as the eye can see.
He didn't know how much time had passed when suddenly a gentle voice rang out above him, accompanied by a familiar aura.
"Dongxiao, why are you so dejected?"
Wu Dongxiao sat up straight with a start, and when he looked up, who else could it be but his senior brother Xuan Bing?
My senior brother has been in seclusion these past few days, but he comes out every night... Looking at the sky, it is indeed night now.
Xuan Bing casually sat down next to Wu Dongxiao and said gently, "If you have any questions, just tell your senior brother."
Wu Dongxiao shook his head, still looking quite honest, not much different from when he was a child in front of his senior brother.
"My two uncles are back, and they asked me to come over today."
Xuan Bing listened with a smile on his face.
Wu Dongxiao confessed, "Then, I owed them 1.03 billion low-grade Xuan stones."
Xuan Bing's smile froze on his face. Even though he was calm and usually had a stable mind, he couldn't help but blurt out, "How much?"
Wu Dongxiao glanced at Xuan Bing silently and said expressionlessly, "1.13 billion."
Xuan Bing: "..."
Although he knew beforehand that his junior brother owed 700,000 low-grade Xuan stones, and that his junior brother wouldn't let him or their master help him, he still thought that when he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he could capture a few savage beasts and help his junior brother pay off the debt. Anyway, he had already fused and wasn't too far from the Foundation Establishment Realm.
But unexpectedly, just one difference in the day of returning to spring had left the junior brother with a mountain of debt!
Wu Dongxiao said hesitantly, "The main reason is that the resources my two uncles showed me were just right for me..." He added in a low voice, "Actually, my two uncles rounded down the price a lot, and all the resources were halved. I thought, this is an opportunity not to be missed."
Xuan Bing did know that.
Junior Brother Wu and Junior Brother Zhong also looked after their nephew Dong Xiao. Although they weren't very close uncle and nephew, they would sell him any resources Dong Xiao needed at a low price.
A 50% discount is basically selling it for half price and giving it away for free.
Dong Xiao was burdened with huge debts because Fei Feng Mountain was relatively poor compared to others, not because of his two junior brothers.
While observing his senior brother's expression, Wu Dongxiao showed him the resources he had obtained and quoted prices for them.
Xuan Bing listened and looked at the resources one by one.
After a long silence, he sighed and said, "Dongxiao, you need to cultivate even harder in the future." He paused, "Don't refuse your senior brother's help this time. After you reach the Suspended Illumination stage, your senior brother will take you out to gain experience."
Wu Dongxiao wanted to agree, but then he secretly glanced at his senior brother.
Xuan Bing looked over and frowned, saying, "Do we really have to be so distant with our senior brother?"
This made him a little unhappy.
The relationships between cultivators are more complex; the bond between uncles and nephews might not be as strong as that between fellow disciples. Dong Xiao's two uncles suffered losses exceeding ten billion each. Could it be that his senior brother, wanting to accompany his junior brother on his adventures and lend a hand, would be rejected by his junior brother?
Over the years, Wu Dongxiao had come to know his senior brother quite well. Seeing his senior brother's expression, he knew he had misunderstood, and quickly said, "Hey, senior brother! No, it's not that I'm being distant with you! It's just... it's just..."
Seeing his hesitant and stammering appearance, Xuan Bing realized that he had misunderstood before, and now he was a little puzzled: "What is it that is hard to say?"
Wu Dongxiao said somewhat embarrassedly, "Because my senior brother is currently in the Fusion Realm, I asked my two uncles if they knew of any suitable candidates for him..."
As he spoke, he took out the five resources, feeling even more embarrassed.
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The two level-five items are the Soul-Melting Mystic Leaf and the Soul-Nourishing Flower Crystal.
They are all substances that can be refined into the primordial soul, continuously releasing medicinal power to alleviate the pain of soul fusion. They do not conflict with taking pills for similar purposes, and the effects last for a considerable period of time.
It can reduce the level of pain by about 40% to 50%.
The two sets provided so far can almost cover the early and middle stages of fusion – it's only in the later stages that we'll need to search for these rare and precious materials again.
One of each from level six to level eight.
The sixth-level resource is the Ten Thousand Year Bamboo Milk Pearl. Although it is a sixth-level resource, it is only classified as such because it can be soaked in water to condense bamboo milk, which can be consumed to nourish the primordial spirit, or it can be used as a medicinal ingredient in elixirs.
At the same time, because of its mild medicinal properties, it can also be used in the Fusion Realm. As long as it is refined into the Yuan Soul, it can release countless medicinal powers that will cover the entire Fusion Realm!
However, these bamboo milk beads can alleviate up to 70% of the pain!
However, this also has a drawback: once the bamboo milk pearl is refined, one can no longer take other pills to alleviate the pain of fusion.
It has both advantages and disadvantages.
Overall, it can reduce the degree of pain, and is slightly better than the combined effect of the two level-five items and the pill.
Then there are the two levels, level seven and level eight.
They have similar effects to Bamboo Sap Pearl, and like other medicines, they cannot be taken to assist in their effects.
Level 7 can reduce pain by 80%, and level 8 can reduce it by 99%!
In other words, if one uses an eighth-level technique, the pain is almost negligible for the cultivator—but not entirely nonexistent.
If there is none at all, one loses the perception of the fusion of the primordial spirit and the accompanying treasure, which is actually quite bad.
At the same time, level seven and eight treasures, in addition to eliminating the pain of soul fusion during the fusion realm, also have the function of protecting the primordial soul.
The entire fusion realm cannot consume their medicinal power. Even at the early stages of the Palace Building, Spirit Transformation, or Nirvana realms, the primordial soul will be greatly nourished, and the medicinal power will form a protective film on the surface of the primordial soul. Even if it is attacked by an external, irresistible force, or even if a powerful cultivator breaks the companion treasure in order to kill, these two treasures will instantly release extremely powerful medicinal power to instantly repair the damage to the primordial soul and maintain defense for a period of time, so that it will not die immediately and can wait for rescue, or take the opportunity to activate its trump card that it did not have time to use before, or its last defensive means.
In short, it adds another layer of insurance to one's life, increasing the cultivator's chances of survival.
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All the rare and precious natural materials are excellent.
Xuan Bing looked through all the resources one by one and listened to Wu Dongxiao introduce them one by one. He looked somewhat stunned.
He asked hesitantly, "So, what you two junior brothers mean is that I can choose what I want from them and trade with them?"
Wu Dongxiao nodded and honestly said, "Uncle Zhong said that this cannot be discounted, and that we can go over to discuss the price with him before tomorrow night... I will listen to Uncle Zhong."
Xuan Bing sighed softly, "Dong Xiao, which one do you think is the best?"
Wu Dongxiao said, "Level eight."
Xuan Bing also knew that level eight was the best, but...
He said helplessly, "I can't afford the level eight ones. And of these five treasures, I can only afford the level five ones. I can try to get the level six ones, but the drawback of conflicting with pills is still not good."
After comparing all the resources, you either buy level 5 or level 8.
Wu Dongxiao was taken aback when he heard his senior brother say that.
He said somewhat uncertainly, "Both uncles must know that my senior brother can't afford a level eight one, but Uncle Zhong still brought out a level eight one. So I guess he must have had other considerations when he said he would discuss the price in person."
Xuan Bing calmly said, "Providing an eighth-grade item might just be out of consideration for Dong Xiao, giving me a chance to buy it."
Wu Dongxiao thought about it and still felt that, given Uncle Zhong's personality, it shouldn't be like that.
At the same time, an idea suddenly popped into his head, making his expression somewhat strange.
Xuan Bing patted Wu Dongxiao's head and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about?"
Wu Dongxiao asked somewhat subtly, "Senior brother, do you think... Uncle Zhong might also ask you to sign an IOU?"
Xuan Bing was taken aback.
No way!
After all, this is a level eight resource!
They are currently so poor in Feifeng Mountain that they can't afford to buy anything even if they sell everything they own, and they don't even have anything to mortgage.
As far as Xuan Bing knew, although his master, Wan Tianfeng, had indeed had some extraordinary encounters, his most valuable resource was only at level seven. Even if his master were willing to vouch for him, his assets were actually insufficient to provide such a guarantee.
Wu Dongxiao couldn't be sure for a moment, but Uncle Zhong's expression at the time was really intriguing!
Furthermore, if Uncle Zhong knew that his senior brother couldn't afford it, but still gave him a chance to buy it out of respect, there was no need to make him bring back all the level 7 or 8 resources. Just make him bring back the level 5 or 6 resources and explain them to him.
I brought it back to show my senior, as if I was certain he could buy it...
Wu Dongxiao's mind was a jumble of thoughts, but he finally said, "No matter what, Senior Brother, come with me to see Uncle tomorrow."
Xuan Bing wouldn't let his junior brother's good intentions down, and upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "Alright."
Wu Dongxiao couldn't help but say, "Actually, I didn't dare to mention it much. This time, my two uncles received countless good things on the day of the return to spring. There should be other things among them that are suitable for you, Senior Brother."
Xuan Bing understood his junior brother's good intentions and patted him on the head again.
He actually understood that if it were other resources that suited him, as long as he had enough Xuan Stones, his two junior brothers would be willing to sell them to him first out of respect for Dong Xiao.
The problem is that he doesn't have that many Xuan Stones.
Therefore, Dong Xiao naturally couldn't bring himself to say much more.
It was only because Dongxiao saw how much pain he was in during the fusion process that he took the initiative to ask Junior Brother Zhong for resources in this area... After all, if it was just about resources for soul fusion, he still had a chance to gather some.
Of course, level seven or eight is still too exaggerated.
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Just as Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing, the two fellow disciples, were exchanging ideas, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan on Duobao Peak had already re-entered the ancient city.
Having not been intimate for so many days, they both missed it, and as they chatted, they found themselves unconsciously and affectionately snuggling into the bed.
After rolling around for a while, the two of them snuggled together again.
Wu Shaogan took out a small mirror.
Seeing his actions, Zhong Cai also took out a paper and casually asked, "Old Wu, what do you want to see?"
Wu Shaogan replied, "A list of malicious actions."
Zhong Cai immediately turned his head and looked at him, his expression slightly serious: "Old Wu, who is it that has ill intentions towards you?"
Wu Shaogan pulled Zhong Cai close, leaning him on his shoulder, and made him examine the mirror together. He also summoned the List of Malice, saying, "On the Dan Shen Tree, when someone caught up with our height, they attacked us. Do you remember, Cai?"
Zhong Cai remembered, but because of Lao Wu's protection, even though the other party was quite ruthless, he was actually knocked down from the tree by Lao Wu before he could even get close to him. In addition, he was focused on refining pills and trusted Lao Wu completely, so he didn't notice at all.
Now that he thought about it, Zhong Cai frowned and asked, "Old Wu, tell me more specifically?"
Wu Shaogan said softly, "That alchemist harbored a great deal of malice towards A Cai. When the treasure ship returned to Canglong, I deliberately used my soul sense to investigate and overheard some trivial information, which gave me some general deductions."
Zhong Cai was taken aback, recalling what had happened on the treasure ship.
After they delivered a batch of resources to their two masters, they began discussing alchemy with them. During this time, Master Jiang went out on inspection tours, and it seems that Old Wu also went out with him once or twice.
So, Old Wu went to find out the news on purpose?
Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan and asked directly, "Old Wu, do you know that guy's identity?"
Wu Shaogan nodded: "He's from the Golden Light Pavilion, also from an eighth-level power, and a descendant valued by a Nirvana expert." He then smiled, "However, it seems Master Sang has already avenged us."
Zhong Cai became interested: "What did Master do?"
Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment and said, "The specifics will naturally not be spread around, but I vaguely heard that the pill orders from Jin Guang Ge were all sent back by Master. In addition, Master also summoned many Nirvana cultivators and is said to have received many pill orders from them."
Zhong Cai said, "There must be a reason for this." He knew his master quite well, pursed his lips, and wanted to laugh but held it back. "I guess Master might have made some kind of deal with those Nirvana cultivators... the kind of deal where he stands up for us."
Wu Shaogan thought so too and nodded in agreement.
The two exchanged a glance.
The two could even guess that Master Jiang actually wanted to do something, but the other party was too powerful, making it inconvenient.
Zhong Cai whispered, "Based on our past experience of filing complaints, maybe... I mean maybe, after Master Jiang's Nirvana, he might go to the Golden Light Pavilion for a fight."
Wu Shaogan... thought so too.
He nodded in agreement again.
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The two of them always understood the love and care their two masters had for them, but apart from giving them some useful things as a way of repaying them, they couldn't do much more.
However, as time went by, because of their mutual contributions, the relationship between the two and their two masters did indeed become more harmonious and closer.
Those were two truly respectable elders.
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After exchanging a few words and speculating about some things, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan leaned against each other again.
Both of them took out small mirrors and placed them together.
The list of malicious individuals was clearly displayed on it.
In addition to Fan Zhongyang, Ning Xuran has now become another person with a red name.
Ning Xuran does indeed pose a threat to them—not so much to Ning Xuran himself, but because he possesses the power to protect him, and his grandfather has not abandoned him, thus making him a threat to them.
Moreover, Ning Xuran harbored strong malice towards Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, directly topping the list of most malicious individuals.
Zhong Cai guessed that Ning Xuran's malice towards him was mainly due to alchemy, and perhaps also because some of the actions his master had taken made Ning Xuran's life difficult after returning home? His master had acted to vent his anger, so Ning Xuran would naturally hold it against him.
As for Ning Xuran's malice towards Lao Wu...
Zhong Cai's expression was rather unpleasant.
While this malice level also reached the red name level, the specific value was actually higher than that of him.
Perhaps it was because Old Wu protected him, preventing him from getting into trouble, while Ning Xuran suffered a backlash.
Ning Xuran deserves to die! How could she harbor such deep malice towards Lao Wu!
At that moment, Wu Shaogan also saw the depth of Ning Xuran's malice towards Zhong Cai, and a strong killing intent flashed in his eyes.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan both stared at the mirror, mentally cursing Ning Xuran eight hundred times over.
After a while, Zhong Cai said, "You mentioned earlier that there was a martial arts cultivator guarding Ning Xuran, but I don't think I saw his name?"
Wu Shaogan recalled for a moment and replied, "That martial arts cultivator was very quick-witted, but he probably didn't have any feelings for Ning Xuran. He was also quite pragmatic and didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards us."
Zhong Cai thought about it and agreed that it made sense.
Since there was no malice, whatever happened between him and Ning Xuran is none of his business with Lao Wu.
However, Ning Xuran must die!
Wu Shaogan thought so too, and pondered, "After Ning Xuran returns to the Golden Light Pavilion, he probably won't leave the faction for a while. Even if he does come out, he will definitely be accompanied by cultivators protecting him, and he will carry a lot of defensive items with him."
Zhong Caishen agreed.
For example, he and Lao Wu received many protective items from their two masters after they became disciples.
Although Ning Xuran had Nirvana's backing at the Golden Light Pavilion, and he and Old Wu had more than just Nirvana's backing, Ning Xuran was still very much favored by Nirvana. It was reasonable for his grandfather to give him more protective items. Even if Ning Xuran went out, there were few things that could pose a threat to his life.
Therefore, Ning Xuran is now like someone carrying a tortoise shell, making her really difficult to deal with.
But if Zhong Cai really let Ning Xuran go, she would be unwilling to do so, given the disgusting level of malice she felt.
Wu Shaogan snorted coldly: "I remember, we still have a puppet named Kui Yi wandering around outside."
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up.
Wu Shaogan said, "The strongest Dao soldier we have is the Golden Armor Soldier, who is only at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage. If we send him to keep watch within the Golden Light Pavilion's territory, it will be very troublesome if he is discovered. But Kui Yi is different. He is already being hunted down and is carrying a teleportation array. As long as we send him a message and have him wander around the vicinity of the Golden Light Pavilion, he can also cause a lot of trouble for the Golden Light Pavilion."
Zhong Cai pondered, "We can't do that right away. Even if there's a one in ten chance that he'll be connected to us, it won't work."
Wu Shaogan nodded and said, "Just give it a few more instructions when you deliver the message, and tell it to walk around the vicinity of each force... and as it walks, it will eventually reach the vicinity of the Golden Light Pavilion."
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "Good idea."
Ning Xuran's days at the Golden Light Pavilion are probably not going to be easy. After all, their Master Sang's alchemy skills are extremely powerful, and the Golden Light Pavilion has lost a lot of orders, so they certainly won't stand idly by.
Moreover, Ning Xuran is merely a descendant of a Nirvana Realm expert, not Nirvana Realm itself.
Is it really possible for him to remain completely unaffected?
Even if it truly is a rebirth, people will probably still complain about it behind my back.
According to Zhong Cai's thinking, Ning Xuran's malice was probably so strong because she was unhappy.
Or perhaps...
After making his decision, Zhong Cai kept an eye on things. For example, he decided to wait a few more days to see if the malice value continued to increase.
If there is still growth, it means that Ning Xuran is really having a hard time.
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After Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan finished looking at the mirror, they put it away.
It's already the second day, so the two of them shouldn't linger in this ancient city any longer—who knows when that brat might bring his senior brother over?
It's not good to greet guests in such a mess...
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As Zhong Cai had predicted, shortly after the two of them got up, and just as they left the ancient city and were having tea at the residence in Duobao Peak, Wu Dongxiao's voice came through.
The puppet reports that a guest has arrived.
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "Please invite them in."
Before long, the Crimson Fire Phoenix arrived gracefully and landed on the ground.
The two who appeared before them were Xuan Bing and Wu Dongxiao.
Zhong Cai turned her head to look over and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.
Wow! I hadn't seen Senior Brother Xuan for years and hadn't even noticed. Now that I see him and his son together, I realize that he not only raised his son to be tall and strong, but he's even an inch taller than himself!
The kid's puberty hasn't completely passed yet. In a few more years, he might be much taller than Senior Brother Xuan.
I wonder if Senior Brother Xuan regrets raising his child so well...
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Xuan Bing and Wu Dongxiao approached together, about to greet their two junior brothers.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that Junior Brother Zhong's smile was slightly strange... but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be an illusion.
Xuan Bing didn't think too much about it and greeted them with a smile, "Junior brothers, it's been a long time. I apologize for disturbing you."
Zhong Cai said with a smile, "No offense, no offense, Senior Brother Xuan, please have a seat!"
Xuan Bing didn't stand on ceremony and sat down with Wu Dongxiao.
At the same time, Wu Shaogan served a cup of tea to both of them.
The group sat for a while, drank tea, and discussed the purpose of their visit.
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Xuan Bing spoke frankly: "Junior Brother Zhong, I am interested in that level eight treasure, but I don't have enough Xuan Stones. It will take some time to gather them. I wonder if you could hold onto it for a while?"
Zhong Cai said casually, "There's no need to collect. If Senior Brother Xuan doesn't mind, you can write an IOU."
Xuan Bing was taken aback and couldn't help but look at Wu Dongxiao.
Junior brother was right? His two junior brothers were actually willing to let him owe them money first?
But he was only Dongxiao's senior brother, and his relationship with his two junior brothers was actually quite ordinary...
Zhong Cai said with a warm smile, "Dong Xiao feels sorry for Senior Brother. We, as his uncles, happen to have these resources. It's just a favor. It's nothing. Senior Brother Xuan, you don't need to worry about it."
Xuan Bing remained silent for a moment.
This isn't a matter of whether I care or not; it's that I owe this person a huge favor...
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